A Time for Defiance

A Time for Defiance (Spanish: La hora de los valientes; lit.'The Hour of the Brave') is a 1998 Spanish war drama film directed by Antonio Mercero about the Spanish Civil War. It stars Gabino Diego and Leonor Watling alongside Luis Cuenca and Adriana Ozores.

A Time for Defiance
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa hora de los valientes
Directed byAntonio Mercero
Written by
  • Horacio Varcárcel
  • Antonio Mercero
Produced byEnrique Cerezo
Starring
CinematographyJaume Peracaula
Edited byJosé María Biurrún
Music byBingen Mendizábal
Production
company
Enrique Cerezo PC
Release date
  • 18 December 1998 (1998-12-18)
Running time
124 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

In Madrid, during the bombing of November 1936, in the Spanish Civil War, the Republican Government decided on the evacuation of paintings from the Prado Museum. Manuel, a 28-year-old security guard, finds a self-portrait of Goya abandoned in one corner. He hides the painting and flees the bombing of his house.

Cast

Release

The film was theatrically released in Spain on 18 December 1998.[2] It was also entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver St. George.[6]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
199913th Goya AwardsBest ActressLeonor WatlingNominated[7]
Best ActorGabino DiegoNominated
Best Supporting ActressAdriana OzoresWon
Best Costume DesignJavier ArtiñanoNominated
Production SupervisionMikel NietoNominated
Best Special EffectsJuan Ramón Molina, Alfonso NietoNominated

See also

References

  1. Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 115. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
  2. Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 115.
  3. Cueto Asín 2018, p. 200.
  4. Cueto Asín, Elena (2018). "La hora de los valientes (A Time for Defiance) (1998)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 200. ISBN 9781442271333.
  5. "La hora de los valientes". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  6. "21st Moscow International Film Festival (1999)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
  7. "La hora de los valientes". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 17 June 2022.


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